[Jonathan Watts, Rio de Janeiro, The Guardian, 02/11/2016] Leaving forests in communal hands cuts carbon emissions from deforestation, helps communities and offers long-term economic benefits: ‘Everyone wins’ Ashaninka girls walk through a forest path as they return to their village in the Peruvian Amazon. Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP The world’s indigenous communities need to be given a bigger role in climate stabilisation, according to a new … Continue reading Indigenous rights are key to preserving forests, climate change study finds

[Ariel Salleh, 2011] On 11 March 2011, the Fukushima nuclear electricity plant in Japan was hit by a powerful earthquake and tsunami. An undetermined land area remains uninhabitable; thousands of people are trying not to breathe, touch, eat or drink, the toxic levels of radiation in their environment. It is believed that BHP Billiton’s Olympic Dam and Rio Tinto’s Ranger mine exported uranium from Australia … Continue reading Fukushima: A Call for Women’s Leadership

[Focus on the Global South, 2013] What is Vivir Bien? Vivir Bien is a Spanish word that refers to the way of life of indigenous peoples in South America. The Aymara people call it sumaqamaña, the Quechua, sumakkawsay, the Peruvian Amazon, Kametsa Asaiki and the Guaraní, ñandereko. It can also be translated as “living well,” “good life,” “knowing how to live,” “inclusive life,” “sweet life,” … Continue reading From Latin America to Asia Learning from our roots A conversation on Vivir Bien